And the reason was the angle.
“The angle of your driveway,” I said.
She flushed. “My hedge makes it difficult when I’m coming in from the road. The turning radius—”
“Your hedge,” I said. “Makes it difficult to park in your own driveway.”
“Yes.”
“So you used mine.”
“I was only there for a few minutes!”
“For twenty-two mornings,” I said. “You decided my children’s school record was a reasonable price for not having to maneuver into your own driveway.”
Ezoic
The enforcement officer stepped forward. “Madam, you need to decide whether you’re moving the vehicle now or allowing removal to proceed.”
Denise looked at him, then at the truck, then at me.
She moved the car.
The penalty notice was issued regardless. The formal record of the complaint, with its twenty-two uploaded photographs and its timestamps and its reference number, remained.
She drove the Corsa around the corner and parked it on the side street with the energy of someone being deeply wronged. Then she walked back to her own house and went inside.
